The Physical Affects Of Stress

Stress is one of those commonly used terms that can mean many different things. From a physiological point of view, the body’s mechanism for responding to stress involves three components that are all part of the endocrine (hormone) system. In the brain, the hypothalamus gland releases chemicals that affect the pituitary gland. The pituitary in […]

PROBIOTICS: THE KEY TO ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF OPTIMAL GUT HEALTH

WHAT ARE PROBIOTICS? The gut flora in the average human digestive system is comprised of more than 400 species and weighs up to 3 kg. This represents an enormous number of bacteria. It is estimated that the human body is composed of 100 trillion cells, but we are outnumbered by at least 10 to 1 […]